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Originally Posted by lopresm  Sounds like you have a terrific trainer. Our class sounds similar to yours except we are not permitted to use harnesses. The advanced classes are all off lead. For puppy and the novice classes that follow, each dog has a collar that is picked out by the instructor for the particular breed and behavior of the dog.
My dog and I enjoy the classes immensely. Even after so many years of owning dogs I realize that there is so much more to learn.
Thanks for your input. |
I don't understand why the trainer would pick out the collar??? Except to use it forcefully for a correction, it shouldn't matter what type of collar the dog is wearing if any, and we learned to train without using force on the collar. My trainer discourages traditional harnesses because they encourage pulling, but loves Easy Walk harnesses. Harnesses are not allowed in competition, but none of us were serious enough to compete so we could use harnesses all we wanted.